روايات وقصص ضمن Isaiah 40 28-31

"ASTAGA! BAGAS LIAT! GARISNYA DUA!" Teriak Kara sambil gemetar menatap test pack ditangannya. Bagas berlari menerobos masuk ke kamar mandi dan merampas test pack yang ada di tangan Kara. Ia terpana seketika. "Tamat Kita Kar!" Satu tahun yang lalu Bagas dan Kara yang sama-sama terancam akan dijodohkan oleh orang tuanya masing-masing, sepakat untuk melakukan nikah kontrak saat mereka sedang sama-sama melakukan solo traveling keliling Eropa. Bagas 30 tahun yang merupakan calon Presiden Direktur sebuah Perusahaan properti terkemuka terancam akan kehilangan posisinya jika tidak segera menikah. Dan Kara 28 tahun seorang penulis platform online profesional juga terancam akan dinikahkan dengan pengusaha batu bara karena hutang ayahnya yang tidak mampu mereka bayar. Bagaimana kelanjutan pernikahan palsu tanpa cinta yang dijalani keduanya? Akankah berakhir bahagia? Atau masing-masing dari mereka akan menemukan cinta diluar kehidupan pernikahan mereka?

(Cerita hanya fiktif belaka berlatar sejarah) Erland Bagaskara, pria berusia 28 tahun yang sudah memiliki anak dan istri, ditambah dengan pekerjaannya yang seorang dokter membuat hidupnya begitu sempurna. Kesempurnaan itu tidak bertahan selamanya. Perjalanan ke Bogor ternyata mengubah hidup Erland dalam sekejap mata. Liburan berkemah yang ia jalani bersama anak dan istrinya berubah menjadi tragedi ketika Erland tersesat dan jatuh ke jurang yang dalam. Erland tersadar dan mendapati dirinya berada di ruangan yang megah, ditemani seorang wanita yang menangis bahagia di sampingnya. Erland baru mengetahui kalau dirinya adalah anak selir Raja yang lama tak sadarkan diri. Ia diangkat menjadi Pangeran tepat ketika Raja mengangkat ibunya menjadi salah satu Ratu. Hal ini juga yang menyebabkan Erland harus berurusan dengan kejamnya politik istana dalam perebutan tahta Kerajaan Sunda. Apakah dia mampu menghentikannya? Credit: Rafaiir

Faith Hoewar, seorang pebisnis handal, yang terkenal dingin kepada siapa pun dan tak tersentuh. Tidak pernah menyangka akan terjebak pernikahan dengan seorang dokter cantik bernama Kasih Alayah. Awalnya Faith ingin sekali menolak perjodohan itu. Namun dirinya tidak dapat berbuat apa-apa karena sang Oma yang sedang sakit keras. Menginginkan Faith untuk menikah secepatnya dan memberinya seorang cicit. Sangat kebetulan, dokter yang menangani penyakit Oma Meri adalah dokter Kasih.  Sang dokter tidak dapat menolak perjodohan itu karena keluarganya sering ditolong oleh Oma Meri yang terkenal baik hatinya. Akankah pernikahan mereka berhasil? Sementara keduanya tidak saling mencintai.  Terlebih bagi Faith, perempuan adalah makhluk yang paling dirinya benci di dunia ini. "Mampukah Kasih menghadirkan cinta di hati Faith? Ataukah mereka harus menempuh jalan perpisahan? Plagiarisme melanggar undang-undang hak cipta nomor 28 tahun 2014.

Laisser le passé derrière soi était l'objectif ultime de Denise Besset. Après avoir passé toute sa jeunesse à devenir une icône de la mode, Denise, 25 ans, pensait l'avoir enterré à son retour de l'étranger. Un jour, son ex psychopathe était venu récupérer sa dette envers elle, lui promettant un bébé. Mais Royce Du Bellay, 28 ans, n'était plus le garçon simple de son lycée. Il était le plus jeune milliardaire de la ville, accédant au pouvoir pour détruire ceux qu'il aimait, dont Denise. Ils prétendaient se détester, mais partageaient désormais le même lit. Royce la détruira-t-il complètement ou découvrira-t-il le passé brisé qu'elle a laissé derrière elle ?

Marriage is a Sacred and Safe Haven. But in Business Traditions, it is a merge deal between two families wanted their wealth to become secure. Both parties agreed upon merge marriage, except those people who will be involved and will be continually granted each family's will. Carly, a 24 year-old aspiring Geographer doesn't really get and agree upon the idea of arranged marriage. Even as a nerd, she wanted a social life outside of the box that she never had when she was studying. A geek by appearance, an adventuress at heart. And Calvin, a 28 year-old full time and successful Business man. But the company he worked so hard in his whole life time will never be on him unless he will agree upon this deal. A hard worker and doesn't have time to socialize and doesn't know how to take a break. These two people meet and agreed that they both don't agree at this marriage. They both wanted to escape this situation but how? By mere pressure and desperation, it came up an opportunity. It wasn't really planned nor an idea but they unexpectedly had an Accidental Escapes.

My name is Emma. At 31, I am doing well for myself. I’ve got a great job. Or at least a well paid job, my boss loves me, and my girlfriends think I’m great. More important than anyone's opinion is that of my housemate, and best friend in the world, Scott. Scott thinks the world of me and always tells me to be myself. So why do I feel the need to lie outrageously on dates? From rock-climbing to Muay Thai: when it comes to prospective boyfriends, I am compelled to embellish my C.V. with unlikely porkies that alwaysbackfire - with hilarious results. I have Craig to blame for that - he really shattered my sense of self-confidence and self-worth. But then I turn the spotlight on Scott, and he wishes he'd never brought it up. With a penchant for checked shirts and Harry Potter-style specs, I decide he needs a makeover and to experience the abysmal dating world. My friendship with Scott began in the most unconventional way. His past life had made him homeless and isolated, but he saved me. And now we are inseparable. My dating disasters began when my relationship with he-who-must-not-be-named ended. Waking up with a pounding head, a dry mouth, aching limbs and a random arm draped over my waist, I struggle to get up and then stumble to the bathroom. I rubbed my eyes and stare at the hungover, half dead panda eyed loser staring back at me. What started out as a lighthearted challenge with Scott, became something more. We were prepared. But nothing could prepare us for the surprise results! Before long, I realise that our lives will never be the same again.

"Ang Lihim ng Pusong Ipinagbabawal" Akira Quezon, mas kilalang Kira, ay isang dalagang may matamis na ngiti at pusong tapat. Sa kabila ng kanyang kabataan, isang lihim na pag-ibig ang matagal na niyang kinikimkim — isang damdaming itinakda ng tadhana ngunit ipinagbabawal ng lipunan. Ang kanyang puso ay patuloy na tumitibok para kay Axel, ang kanyang gwapong at misteryosong Ninong, na sa kabila ng kanyang 40 taon ay nananatiling makisig at mapanukso. Ngunit sa bawat titig at lihim na ngiti ay nagkukubli ang isang masalimuot na nakaraan. Si Axel ay isang lalaking tila binabalot ng anino ng kanyang sariling mga sikreto. Sa pagitan ng kanilang mga tahimik na sulyap at hindi maipaliwanag na paglalapit, bumabalot ang tanong — hanggang saan kayang ipaglaban ang isang pagmamahal na labag sa lahat ng nakasanayan? Habang unti-unting nahuhubaran ang mga lihim, matutuklasan ni Kira na ang lalaking kanyang iniibig ay may mga sugat ng kahapon na pilit niyang tinatago. Sa pagitan ng katotohanan at pagnanasa, kailangan nilang harapin ang kanilang mga kinatatakutan. Magtatagumpay ba ang pagmamahal nila, o tuluyan silang malulunod sa mga anino ng nakaraan?

Second chance, Betrayal, Revenge and Age Gap. 23 year old Valeria Poland is fresh out of college and optimistic about her life outside the school walls. However, the night of her graduation, the rose coloured lens she uses to view the world are destroyed when she arrives home in a drunken stupor to find her parents murdered in cold blood. Just like that, an animalistic side that she has occasionally seen but forced back appears, and she unleashes her despair and pain by letting out a loud howl. That's when she realises she's a werewolf. Her mind still reeling with varying emotions of shock, anguish and anger, Valeria is led by her wolf (Kala) to her dad's study, where she finds various documents, some stained with blood. After thorough study, she discovers the people she's been calling her parents are not her biological parents, and that her real parents- obviously werewolves- are also dead. Her quest for more knowledge about it all and her wish to get revenge for her adopted parents cause her to stalk someone that is repeatedly mentioned in most of the documents; a 31 year old man named Garrett Holmes. Garrett is depicted as a ruthless man in the documents, with a history of deception, violence and a thirst for blood. Despite all this, he is said to own a multi-million dollar company in the heart of the city, with branches worldwide. Coincidentally, Valeria's recently completed course of study is in his line of work. Valeria decides to find a job in the company and charm her way up the position ladder till she can find a way to get more information on him.

Ansell Arthur Benedict, bule tampan yang sayangnya masih single di usianya yang sudah menginjak empat puluh. Putera bungsu owner BNC Group yang berpusat si US. Ditugaskan ayahnya untuk memegang kendali atas beberapa anak perusahaan yang ada di Indonesia. Tanisha Gabriela Kusuma. Seorang gadis 28 tahun yang kebetulan bekerja sebagai staf telemarketing di BNC Furniture. Love at the first sight Ansell kepada Tanisha, membuat pria itu rela melakukan sebuah misi konyol demi mendapatkan cinta sang pujaan hati. Apalagi, yang dia tau Tanisha adalah gadis baik hati yang sangat jauh dari sifat matre. Lantas, apa jadinya kalau Tanisha akhirnya menyadari, bahwa gelandangan yang dia pungut dari trotoar apartemennya satu bulan yang lalu, ternyata bukanlah orang biasa? Bule kesasar yang dia juluki pria kere itu, ternyata direktur baru di perusahaan tempat Tanisha bekerja! Wahh, celaka dua belas!

"The property management fee this month comes to 1,500 dollars. Please make the payment whenever you're free." I notice my husband's phone screen lighting up on the dining table. After glancing at it, I grabbed it immediately. "The management must have gotten it wrong. Our apartment's fee is 28 dollars per month." That's when Liam Moore shoots up to his feet and reaches out to snatch his phone back. "Yeah, they must have gotten it wrong. I'll text the person in charge and explain everything to him." But I've already tapped into the link, which shows me the details of the property that's being charged. It's Cloudridge Villa, and the property deed owner is… Matilda Shaw. The young housekeeper who's currently cooking in the kitchen is also Matilda Shaw. My mind buzzes loudly instantly. While the three of us have to make do with a tiny, rundown replacement housing that's provided by the government, Liam, my own husband, has actually bought a villa for Matilda.